190526-N-KW492-1002 ARABIAN SEA (May 26, 2019) U.S.
190526-N-KW492-1002 ARABIAN SEA (May 26, 2019) U.S. Navy Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Kenneth Gillan, left, and U.S. Navy Ship's Serviceman 2nd Class Aaron Danner inventory a plugging kit during damag... More
181023-N-HP188-0031 RICHMOND, Va. (October 23, 2018)
181023-N-HP188-0031 RICHMOND, Va. (October 23, 2018) Erik Farrell, an archaeological conservator from the Mariners’ Museum and Park located in Newport News, works with a device to collect measurement data from ... More
Bangladeshi soldiers use a stretcher to unload a shipment
Bangladeshi soldiers use a stretcher to unload a shipment of bottled water delivered by Marines of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 261, the aviation element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. This m... More
An aerial view of damage to villages and infrastructure
An aerial view of damage to villages and infrastructure following Cyclone Sidr which swept into southern Bangladesh Nov. 15. The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), as well as elements of Amphibious ... More
U.S. Navy support to Bangladesh - Cyclone Sidr
Cmdr. Peter Pagano, executive officer, USS Kearsarge, gives Bangladeshi government and military officials a tour during a humanitarian assistance capabilities brief aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsa... More
US COAST GUARD Fleet Week, New York harbor
NEW YORK CITY, NY - (May 21, 2008) - U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC) members man the rails of USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) alongside active-duty members of the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Sixth Marines, Second Marine D... More
A Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
A Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 lands to pick up medical members conducting a health assessment of the region. Kearsarge is providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief aid t... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class James Brown, assigned to the
Petty Officer 3rd Class James Brown, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau, helps remove debris from the Galveston Flight Musuem after Hurricane Ike devastated the facility. Nassau is anchored off ... More
Haitian civilians rush to retrieve high-nutrition meals
Haitian civilians rush to retrieve high-nutrition meals donated by Project Handclasp and Kids Against Hunger that were delivered to them as a humanitarian assistance project by crewmen embarked aboard the amphi... More
Military members from the U.S. and Canada embarked
Military members from the U.S. and Canada embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge carry medical supplies into a remote village in Haiti. America's contributions to relief efforts are being coo... More
Personnel with Construction Battalion Mobile Unit 202
Personnel with Construction Battalion Mobile Unit 202 and Prime Based Engineering Emergency Force, deployed with the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, carry supplies to rebuild a water pipeline destroyed b... More
Hilary Warren, a pediatrician from Project HOPE, examines
Hilary Warren, a pediatrician from Project HOPE, examines a child during medical aid operations at a neighborhood school. Service members from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard embarked aboard ... More
Capt. Fernandez "Frank" Ponds, mission commander for
Capt. Fernandez "Frank" Ponds, mission commander for Continuing Promise 2008 meets with Vice Adm. Julio Ventura Bayonet, chief of staff of Dominican Republic navy, to discuss the 13-day humanitarian/civic assis... More
Capt. Fernandez "Frank" Ponds, mission commander for
Capt. Fernandez "Frank" Ponds, mission commander for Continuing Promise 2008, is serenaded by local children during a tour of medical and engineering sites set up around the area. The amphibious assault ship US... More
Cmdr. Michael Hill, embarked aboard the amphibious
Cmdr. Michael Hill, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, and Dominican Republic Navy 1st Lt. Alexis Santana perform a tooth extraction during medical operations at 27 Febrero Naval Base du... More
Capt. Fernandez "Frank" Ponds, Continuing Promise 2008
Capt. Fernandez "Frank" Ponds, Continuing Promise 2008 mission commander, gives Dominican Republic Army Brig. Gen. Josrge Medrano a challenge coin from Amphibious Squadron EIGHT after a tour of amphibious assau... More
Continuing Promise 2008 in Dominican Republic
Capt. Fernandez "Frank" Ponds, mission commander of Continuing Promise 2008, presents a plaque commemorating a ribbon cutting ceremony for a playground constructed by engineers and Sailors from the amphibious a... More
Lt. Cmdr. Celeste Santana and Cmdr. Dermot Killian,
Lt. Cmdr. Celeste Santana and Cmdr. Dermot Killian, physicians embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, give young men a sexual health class during a preventive medicine health initiative supp... More
Shane Leidig, hospital corpsman, and Petty Officer
Shane Leidig, hospital corpsman, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Rogelio Heredia, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, discuss prescription instructions with a Dominican family at the Don Dieg... More
Hull technician Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Smith
Hull technician Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Smith teaches Dominican Republic Sailors to weld during a subject matter expert exchange aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge. Kearsarge is the primary ... More
Capt. Fernandez "Frank" Ponds, mission commander for
Capt. Fernandez "Frank" Ponds, mission commander for Continuing Promise 2008, a medical team embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge and Sicada Amandis A. Gueros de Gonzalez, principal of Soco... More
Medical personnel embarked aboard the amphibious assault
Medical personnel embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, teach Dominican military members basic first aid and life saving skills at 27 Febrero Naval Base. The training is part of a subject m... More
Information systems technician Petty Officer 3rd Class
Information systems technician Petty Officer 3rd Class Merced Mercado from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge translates a Dominican patient's symptoms to medical personnel at the Bayaguana Sports Comple... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Alexandra Olson, embarked aboard
Petty Officer 1st Class Alexandra Olson, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, gives a Dominican boy a dose of de-worming formula at the 27 Febrero medical site during the humanitarian assi... More
Continuing Promise 2008/USS Kearsarge
Lt. Megan Rieman, a medical augmentee embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, examines a local during a two-day optometry clinic as part of the humanitarian/civic assistance mission Continuin... More
Continuing Promise 2008
Capt. Fernandez Frank Ponds, mission commander of Continuing Promise (CP) 2008, and U.S. Ambassador John Jones, attend the opening ceremony at East Ruimveldt Community Center, marking the official beginning of ... More
Tech Sgt. Derron Price, embarked aboard the amphibious
Tech Sgt. Derron Price, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, talks to Capt. Fernandez "Frank" Ponds, mission commander, Continuing Promise 2008, and U.S. Ambassador John Jones during tours... More
Team members from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28,
Team members from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, Detachment 5 embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, hoist a Norwegian man during a search and rescue medical evacuation from the ocean-go... More
Kearsarge aids Continuing Promise
Petty Officer 3rd Class William Anderson, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, cleans mud from a drill bit used to drill holes for new light poles at East Ruimveldt Community Center during... More
President of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo and U.S. Ambassador
President of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo and U.S. Ambassador to Guyana John M. Jones make their way across the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge during a visit to the ship as part of Continuing... More
Kearsarge aids Continuing Promise
Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Monsalve, an engineer embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, cuts cinder blocks to build a wall for a canteen at West Demarara Regional Hospital during the human... More
Members embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship
Members embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge examine locals during medical operations at the Port Kaituma Skills Training Centre as part of Continuing Promise 2008. Kearsarge is supporting ... More
Mixing it up a bit in Guyana
Engineers embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge mix cement to be used for a new walkway at West Demerara Regional Hospital. Engineers embarked aboard Kearsarge are providing assistance to Gu... More
Opening wide in Guyana - A group of people in a room with a baby
Military dentists and dental technicians embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge perform dental procedures during medical operations at the Port Kaituma Skills Training Centre during a Continu... More
Locals wait to be seen by medical personnel from the
Locals wait to be seen by medical personnel from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge during medical operations at the Kumaka District Hospital. Kearsarge is supporting the Caribbean phase of Continuing Pr... More
Continuing Promise 2008 in Guyana
Capt. Fernandez "Frank" Ponds, mission commander of Continuing Promise 2008, left, and Guyana Prime Minister Samuel Hinds are welcomed by school children during a ceremony at Port Kaituma Skills Training Centre... More
Continuing Promise 2008
Hospital Corpsman Shane Lidig, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarage (LHD 3), delivers food to the Amerindian village Sebai during the final days of Continuing Promise 2008. Kearsarge is su... More
26th MEU Departs for COMPTUEX
A Marine with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit stands on the flight deck of USS Kearsarge as the ship departs the port in Norfolk, Va., July 7, for Composite Training Unit Exercise.The 26th MEU and Amphibious Squ... More
A Sailor aboard USS Kearsarge guides a CH-53E Super
A Sailor aboard USS Kearsarge guides a CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter pilot prior to takeoff for flight operations during Composite Training Unit Exercise, July 8, 2010. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and... More
Onload-Composite Unit Training Exercise
Staff Sgt. Daniel E. Streeter, combat cargo assistant with USS Kearsarge, checks the paperwork of a loading vehicle prior to its stowage aboard USS Kearsarge for Composite Training Unit Exercise, July 9, 2010. ... More
Combat Cargo Marines aboard USS Kearsarge unload gear
Combat Cargo Marines aboard USS Kearsarge unload gear from a Landing Craft Air Cushioned and place it in its stowage location aboard the ship for Composite Training Unit Exercise, July 9, 2010. The 26th Marine ... More
Onload-Composite Unit Training Exercise
A Landing Craft Air Cushioned boards USS Kearsarge loaded with troops and equipment during an onload for Composite Training Unit Exercise off the coast of Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 9, 2010. The 26th Marine Exped... More
Lance Cpl. San Sysaleumsouk, a combat cargo Marine
Lance Cpl. San Sysaleumsouk, a combat cargo Marine with USS Kearsarge, manipulates a chain during an onload of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit troops and equipment aboard USS Kearsarge for Composite Training Uni... More
A sailor with USS Kearsarge salutes MV-22 Osprey pilots,
A sailor with USS Kearsarge salutes MV-22 Osprey pilots, Capt. Daniel W. Kaiser and Capt. Brandon L. Whitfield, as they take off during flight operations as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise aboard the f... More
A MV-22 Osprey prepares for takeoff from the flight
A MV-22 Osprey prepares for takeoff from the flight deck of USS Kearsarge during flight operations for Composite Training Unit Exercise while USS Mahan, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, with training exercise ... More
Sgt. Emily Torrence, a female searcher with the 26th
Sgt. Emily Torrence, a female searcher with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, along with a ship control team from USS Ponce, boards fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman during a Maritime Interception ... More
Sgt. Emily Torrence, assigned to the 26th Marine
Sgt. Emily Torrence, assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a ship control team from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce, board the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS ... More
A Marine with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Visit,
A Marine with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Visit, Board, Search and Seizure assault force fast-ropes from an MH-60S Seahawk Helicopter onto the deck of the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman during ... More
Kearsarge, US Navy Photogrpah
Petty Officer 3rd Class David Neiman directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group i... More
Sailors and Marines sing hymns during the Easter sunrise
Sailors and Marines sing hymns during the Easter sunrise service aboard the San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group deployed ahead of its original sche... More
USS Kearsarge in New Jersey
Petty Officer 1st Class Donya Craig, aviation boatswian's mate (handling), right, serves chicken to a patron at Norma Todd's Lunch Break, a soup kitchen in Red Bank, N.J., during a community service project. Cr... More
Lt. Gen. Dennis Hejlik, commanding general, U.S. Marine
Lt. Gen. Dennis Hejlik, commanding general, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, speaks with junior officers on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during an amphibious familiariza... More
The sun sets on the USS San Antonio before it sets
The sun sets on the USS San Antonio before it sets sail in support of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 Jan. 30. The exercise is the largest naval amphibious operation in the past 10 years.
Marines from Regimental Landing Team 2 receive their
Marines from Regimental Landing Team 2 receive their life jackets aboard the USS Kearsarge, Jan. 29, before going to sea for Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. As the Marines train for combat and test their amphibio... More
Assault Landing Craft Unit 2 is the first craft to
Assault Landing Craft Unit 2 is the first craft to board the USS San Antonio for participation in Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 on Jan. 30. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in ... More
A landing craft, air cushion boards the USS Kearsarge,
A landing craft, air cushion boards the USS Kearsarge, Jan 30, for Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. These large hovercrafts are capable of carrying equipment from ship to shore and from shore to ship.
Marines and sailors aboard the USS Wasp assist a Landing
Marines and sailors aboard the USS Wasp assist a Landing Craft Air Cushion with Assault Craft Unit 4 board the ship, Jan. 30. These LCACs will be used to support Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, moving equipment f... More
Landing craft, air cushions, a military hovercraft
Landing craft, air cushions, a military hovercraft for moving personnel and heavy equipment, arrive aboard the USS Kearsarge, Jan. 30 for the start of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. This exercise is the largest ... More
Navy SH-60 Seahawks land aboard the USS Kearsarge,
Navy SH-60 Seahawks land aboard the USS Kearsarge, Jan. 30 in preparation for Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. The aircraft carries a team of search and rescue personnel who are present for both training and train... More
Italian navy officer Ship of the Line Sublieutenant
Italian navy officer Ship of the Line Sublieutenant Santoro Francesco (equivalent of a U.S. Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade) pauses with coworker Master Gunnery Sgt. Wendell Myles, the operations chief for Regimen... More
Combat Cargo assisting Exercise Bold Alligator
Lance Cpl. Calvin Smith Jr., a combat cargo Marine with the USS Wasp, waits to assist the arrival of a Landing Air Craft Air Cushion with Assault Craft Unit 4. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval am... More
Combat Cargo Marines with Exercise Bold Alligator
Combat cargo Marines with the USS Wasp take a break before assisting Landing Craft Air Cushions board the ship Jan. 31. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, ... More
Landing Craft Air Cushions take part in Exercise Bold Alligator
A Landing Craft Air Cushion with Assault Craft Unit 4,comes aboard the USS Wasp Jan. 31. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, represents the Navy and Marine ... More
An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter
An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 lands on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during Exercise Bold Alligator. Exercise Bold Alligator... More
Marines load the cargo bay of the USS San Antonio in
Marines load the cargo bay of the USS San Antonio in the Morehead City Port, Morehead City, N.C., Jan. 31. The USS San Antonio is transporting vehicles in support of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest na... More
LCACs board the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator
Landing Craft Air Cushions with Assault Craft Unit 4, come aboard the USS Wasp Jan. 31. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, represents the Navy and Marine C... More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 participates in Exer...
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 land a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 1. The exercise, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10... More
USS San Antonio sailors work with Marines
Marines and sailors coordinate load plans at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., in preparation to load an M1A1 Abrams tank from 2nd Tank Battalion, Regimental Landing Team 2, onto landing craft, air cushion ... More
Landing Air Craft Cushion aboard the USS Wasp
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose J. CruzSanchez, a load master with Assault Craft Unit 4, locks down a Landing Craft Air Cushion to the USS Wasp, Feb. 1. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious e... More
Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 land
Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 land two CH-53E Super Stallions aboard the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 1. The exercise, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past... More
Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion wait
Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion wait for the signal to enter the water on their way to the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 3. The 2nd AAB is supporting the exercise by providing... More
Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion drive
Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion drive an amphibious assault vehicle into the water en route to the USS Wasp during the battalion's first day of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 2. AAVs are equip... More
A MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
A MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 prepares to take-off from the flight deck of the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator, Feb. 2. This exercise, the largest naval amphibious exercise i... More
A UH-1Y Huey helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter
A UH-1Y Huey helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 lands aboard the USS San Antonio for refueling on Feb. 2 in participation of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. The ability for Marine aviatio... More
Combat Cargo Marines and sailors with the USS Wasp
Combat Cargo Marines and sailors with the USS Wasp work together to clear foreign object debris from the USS Wasp flight line during Exercise Bold Alligator, Feb. 2. The FOB walk down is conducted daily before ... More
Football aboard the USS Wasp, Italy
Staff Sgt. Jason M. Gray, an air frames staff non-commissioned officer in charge, throws a football with fellow Marines under the glow of green lighting in the USS Wasp's hanger bay, Feb. 3. Gray is helping to ... More
The Military Sealift Command's Fleet Replenishment
The Military Sealift Command's Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) breaks away from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) after a replenishment-at-sea during Bold Alligator 2012. Bold... More
Football aboard the USS Wasp, Italy
Pfc. Peter S. Gaona, a combat cargo Marine with the USS Wasp misses a football thrown his way underneath the green lights of the USS Wasp hanger bay, while Staff Sgt. Jason M. Gray, an air frames staff non-comm... More
U.S. Marines, British Royal Marines and Canadian army
U.S. Marines, British Royal Marines and Canadian army soldiers practice techniques during a period of Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instruction aboard the USS Kearsarge Feb. 3. American and British Marines ... More
Seaman Alex Matos from Miami stands master helmsman
Seaman Alex Matos from Miami stands master helmsman watch on the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the Military Sealift Command's Fleet Repleni... More
Ordnance Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter
Ordnance Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 unload ammunition canisters shortly after an AH-1W Super Cobra lands aboard the USS San Antonio on Feb. 3. It is the responsibility of the ordna... More
Royal Dutch Marine fast-ropes, Italy
A Royal Dutch Marine with the 32nd Infantry Company fast-ropes from a U.S Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 461, while aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 4. The bilateral tra... More
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 trains at Bold Alligator
Lance Cpl. Michael Fleek, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, makes sure all is clear for his CH-53E Super Stallion while returning to the USS Wasp from a fast-roping exercise aboard Marine ... More
U.S Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion assists Bold Alligator
Lance Cpl. Michael Fleek, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, makes sure all is clear for his CH-53E Super Stallion to land aboard the USS Wasp, Feb. 4. HMH-461 is supporting Exercise Bold A... More
Royal Dutch Marines fast-rope, Italy
Royal Dutch Marines with the 32nd Infantry Company fast-rope from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 461, while aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 4. The bilateral trai... More
Marines and sailors work together to clear foreign
Marines and sailors work together to clear foreign object debris from the USS Wasp flight line during Exercise Bold Alligator, Feb. 2. The FOB walk down is conducted daily before air operations to prevent debri... More
Marines and Sailors aboard the USS Wasp prepare for
Marines and Sailors aboard the USS Wasp prepare for the arrival of the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps off of a CH-46E Sea Knight, Feb. 4. The ACMC flew aboard to view operations and learn about the am... More
Royal Dutch Marine fast-ropes, Italy
A Royal Dutch Marine with the 32nd Infantry Company fast-ropes from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 461, while aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 4. The bilateral tr... More
Royal Dutch Marines prepare to fast-rope
Royal Dutch Marines with the 32nd Infantry Company prepare to fast-rope from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 461, while aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 4. The bil... More
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 trains in Bold Alligator
Lance Cpl. Michael Fleek, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, makes sure all is clear for his CH-53E Super Stallion while returning to the USS Wasp from a fast-roping exercise aboard Marine ... More
Royal Dutch Marine fast-ropes, Italy
A Royal Dutch Marine with the 32nd Infantry Company fast-ropes from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 461, while aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 4. The bilateral tr... More
Chief Petty Officer Kory Hoover, a chief boatswain’s
Chief Petty Officer Kory Hoover, a chief boatswain’s mate aboard the USS San Antonio, boards the French landing craft, engin de débarquement amphibie rapide, or EDAR, ensuring there are no hazards while it is ... More
Marines and sailors aboard the USS Wasp watch Super
Marines and sailors aboard the USS Wasp watch Super Bowl XLVI in the hangar bay during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 5. The Marines and sailors enjoyed the game during downtime before an amphibious beach a... More
Amphibious assault vehicles from 2nd Amphibian Assault
Amphibious assault vehicles from 2nd Amphibian Assault Battalion depart the USS Kearsarge Feb. 6 for a beach assault during Exercise Bold Alligator. Bold Alligator utilized a Marine Expeditionary Brigade, which... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Kekoa J. Cortez, a gunner’s
Petty Officer 1st Class Kekoa J. Cortez, a gunner’s mate aboard the USS Kearsarge, mans a 25 mm cannon during a drill, Feb. 6. All decisions to fire the ships weapons must first be made by the ship’s captain.
Master Cpl. J.J. Tremblay, a soldier for C Company,
Master Cpl. J.J. Tremblay, a soldier for C Company, 3rd Royal, 22nd Regiment ready to board a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys during Exercise Bold Alligator Feb. 6. The training exercise gave coalition troops t... More
Marines from 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion 'splash’
Marines from 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion 'splash’ out the back of the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 7. After the battalion disembarks, they will line up in formation in the sea, and co... More
U.S. sailors train with a small arms live-fire exercise
U.S. sailors train with a small arms live-fire exercise on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) while under way in the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 1, 2012. The Kearsarge is provid... More
The guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely comes alongside
The guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely comes alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge for a fueling at sea. Kearsarge is under way providing surface orientation for Naval Reserve Officers Training ... More
Ammunition sits on the flight deck before being handed
Ammunition sits on the flight deck before being handed out to Marines and sailors with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Jan. 31, 2013.... More